So, now to do an actual update. I think I've been avoiding it because I don't want to face it. The last couple of months have been hard. I've watched my health decline even more, to the point that dinners have been hard to deal with. That's supposed to be my territory, we agreed when we moved in together. And I have been dropping the ball so hard.
I'm just trying to focus ahead, deal with the wedding details, and try and tell myself it's going to be okay.
Tuesday, February 28, 2012
Monday, February 27, 2012
Lets talk issues
I'm not the type that usually gets into politics. I vote mostly in the bigger elections, and I stay away from the news channels/sites because it just makes me all so mad. But I am a democrat, and I do watch certain key things (like the health care bill).
But this election has made it impossible to stay out of it. The republican side has some very specific things they are trying to achieve even before the elections happen. So this election I've decided that rather than stay on the sidelines, I'm just going to say what I'm feeling and thinking.
1. If birth control were a male thing, and the men were the ones dealing with it, this would not even be an issue. As far as I'm concerned, men really have no say in what we do with our bodies. When they have gone through bleeding every month, when they have dealt with the cramps, the loss of iron, the emergency room for iron and dehydration, or bleeding non-stop for 6 weeks (or in my case, every other week), then they can have a say. Until then, shut the fuck up.
2. I support Planned Parenthood and everything they do. It is much more than just abortions. They deal with breast and uterus help (cancer screenings included), birth control, STDs, rape victims, sex education, miscarriages, and prenatal help.
And yes, I'm pro-choice.
3. We need to be finding better ways to be dealing with domestic violence, and one of those ways is NOT by making it harder for police to arrest the perpetrator. If they find a woman or man who has visible marks from being beaten, YES the perpetrator should be arrested, and NO it should not only be if the police see the beating happen. What the hell is wrong with you?
4. Yes, there needs to a separation of church and state. And no, you don't get to put your religious beliefs on your employees.
and finally....
5. Gay people are human beings. They deserve the same rights and every else.
But this election has made it impossible to stay out of it. The republican side has some very specific things they are trying to achieve even before the elections happen. So this election I've decided that rather than stay on the sidelines, I'm just going to say what I'm feeling and thinking.
1. If birth control were a male thing, and the men were the ones dealing with it, this would not even be an issue. As far as I'm concerned, men really have no say in what we do with our bodies. When they have gone through bleeding every month, when they have dealt with the cramps, the loss of iron, the emergency room for iron and dehydration, or bleeding non-stop for 6 weeks (or in my case, every other week), then they can have a say. Until then, shut the fuck up.
2. I support Planned Parenthood and everything they do. It is much more than just abortions. They deal with breast and uterus help (cancer screenings included), birth control, STDs, rape victims, sex education, miscarriages, and prenatal help.
And yes, I'm pro-choice.
3. We need to be finding better ways to be dealing with domestic violence, and one of those ways is NOT by making it harder for police to arrest the perpetrator. If they find a woman or man who has visible marks from being beaten, YES the perpetrator should be arrested, and NO it should not only be if the police see the beating happen. What the hell is wrong with you?
4. Yes, there needs to a separation of church and state. And no, you don't get to put your religious beliefs on your employees.
and finally....
5. Gay people are human beings. They deserve the same rights and every else.
Thursday, February 9, 2012
Quote
"If you're absent during my struggle, don't expect to be present during my success."
-Will Smith
-Will Smith
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